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Mixers, markets, cash-out desks, and adjacent infrastructure taken offline by public cyber enforcement (seizure, sanctions, operator conviction) or a documented operator wind-down. Scams aren't listed here. Operations live in Law enforcement operations.

77 of 77 services

Date Service Type Fate Lead What happened Source
2026-09-09 Xinbi Guarantee marketplace Sanctioned United States OFAC designated the Chinese-language illicit marketplace; DOJ Scam Center Strike Force seized related infrastructure. Source
2026-08-21 NoOnes exchange Sanctioned European Union Closed its P2P marketplace on 21 Aug 2026 following sanctions-related restrictions. Source
2026-08-10 lnp2pbot exchange Operator shutdown International Operator indefinitely suspended the Telegram P2P bot on 10 August 2026; it no longer processes orders or payments. Source
2026-06-11 AudiA6 exchange Seized United States International coalition including DOJ and Secret Service disrupted the AudiA6 laundering platform; Dark2Web advertising forum seized with it. Source
2026-06-11 Dark2Web marketplace Seized United States Cybercrime forum used to advertise the AudiA6 laundering service; seizure banners replaced the sites. Source
2025-12-01 CryptoMixer.io mixer Seized European Union Operation Olympia: Europol, BKA and fedpol seized cryptomixer.io servers, domain, and about €25 million in Bitcoin. Source
2025-12-01 DDoS-for-hire (Poland) marketplace Seized European Union Administrators arrested and US-seized domains in a crypto-paid booter takedown. Source
2025-11-15 Lumma infostealer marketplace Seized European Union Europol and Microsoft disrupted Lumma, described as one of the largest infostealer operations. Source
2025-11-01 8Base / Phobos marketplace Charged European Union JC3 partners arrested key figures and dismantled leak-site infrastructure. Source
2025-10-10 SIMCARTEL farms hosting Seized European Union Raids dismantled SIM-farm infrastructure used for OTP bypass and account takeover. Source
2025-09-18 TradeOgre exchange Seized Canada RCMP seized the exchange and a large crypto haul. Source
2025-08-20 Tai Chang scam domain marketplace Seized United States DOJ seized a domain used in a cryptocurrency investment-scam compound. Source
2025-08-14 Grinex exchange Sanctioned United States OFAC designated Garantex’s successor and related executives after the March 2025 domain seizure. Source
2025-08-14 AWEX exchange Sanctioned United States Another OFAC-designated exchange listed alongside Suex, Chatex, Bitpapa, and NetEx24. Source
2025-08-01 Stolen-password database marketplace Seized United States DOJ announced seizure of a stolen-password database used for bank-account takeover. Source
2025-07-16 NoName057(16) botnet Charged European Union Operation Eastwood against the pro-Russian DDoS network; European arrests and US charges. Source
2025-06-15 Volt Typhoon botnet botnet Seized United States US government disrupted a PRC-linked botnet used to conceal hacking of critical infrastructure. Source
2025-06-01 e-Note exchange Seized United States FBI disrupted a virtual money-laundering service used to facilitate criminal activity, including ransomware cash-out. Source
2025-05-14 Operation RapTOR market Charged United States JCODE/Europol wave against darknet narcotics vendors across remaining markets after Incognito, Kingdom, and Nemesis. Source
2025-05-14 Nemesis Market market Sanctioned United States Named in the RapTOR wave; OFAC separately designated Iranian national Behrouz Parsarad in connection with Nemesis. Source
2025-04-30 eXch exchange Seized European Union German BKA shut the no-KYC exchange after large stolen-crypto flows, including Bybit-hack proceeds. Source
2025-03-06 Garantex (domains) exchange Seized United States Secret Service seized garantex.org/.io/.academy; Germany and Finland seized servers. Two administrators charged. Source
2024-11-07 LocalMonero exchange Operator shutdown International Operator-announced wind-down after May 2024 notice; P2P Monero desk closed rather than seized. Source
2024-11-07 Agoradesk exchange Operator shutdown International Sister P2P desk to LocalMonero; same staged escrow wind-down and November 2024 closure. Source
2024-09-26 Cryptex exchange Sanctioned United States OFAC designated the SVG-registered exchange operating from Russia as a ransomware cash-out rail. Source
2024-09-26 PM2BTC exchange Sanctioned United States FinCEN identified PM2BTC as a primary money-laundering concern in the same wave as the Cryptex OFAC action. Source
2024-05-29 911 S5 botnet Seized United States Residential proxy botnet used to conceal cybercrime disrupted. Source
2024-05-20 Incognito Market market Charged United States Operator Rui-Siang Lin arrested as Pharaoh; market ran Oct 2020–Mar 2024 with crypto-settled narcotics sales. Source
2024-05-07 Operation Endgame droppers botnet Seized European Union Largest-ever action against dropper-malware ecosystems delivering ransomware. Source
2024-04-24 Samourai Wallet mixer Seized United States Infrastructure seized; founders arrested over Whirlpool and related tools. Source
2024-04-24 Whirlpool (Samourai) mixer Seized United States Samourai’s CoinJoin coordinator; seized with the wallet infrastructure in the April 2024 arrests. Source
2024-03-25 Bitpapa exchange Sanctioned United States OFAC designated the P2P exchange for operating in Russia’s financial sector and transacting with Hydra and Garantex. Source
2024-03-25 NetEx24 exchange Sanctioned United States Moscow fintech TOEP/Netexchange/Netex24 designated for ruble and virtual-currency payments to designated Russian banks and Hydra. Source
2024-02-20 LockBit infrastructure marketplace Seized United Kingdom US and UK action disrupted LockBit leak sites and recovered decryptors. Source
2023-12-15 Kingdom Market market Seized United States Administrator arrested at Newark; kingdommarket.live and .so later forfeited. Source
2023-11-29 Sinbad.io mixer Sanctioned United States OFAC designation plus European server seizures. Source
2023-08-29 Qakbot botnet Seized United States International cyber action disrupted Qakbot infrastructure used as ransomware initial access. Source
2023-05-02 Operation SpecTor market Charged United States International action against darknet traffickers, with large-scale arrests and seizures. Source
2023-04-20 Operation PowerOFF booters marketplace Seized United Kingdom NCA and partners shuttered booter/stresser portals and arrested administrators. Source
2023-04-18 Genesis Market marketplace Seized United States Stolen-credential and bot marketplace disrupted by court-authorized action (Operation Cookie Monster). Source
2023-03-15 ChipMixer mixer Seized European Union BKA seized servers and more than $46 million in bitcoin; DOJ charged alleged operator Minh Quốc Nguyễn. Europol said it was then the largest mixer of its kind. Source
2023-03-15 BreachForums (Pompompurin) marketplace Seized United States Successor to RaidForums; administrator Conor Fitzpatrick arrested and the forum taken down. Source
2023-01-26 Hive ransomware panel marketplace Seized United States FBI infiltrated the Hive leak panel, obtained decryptors, and disrupted the variant. Source
2023-01-18 Bitzlato exchange Seized United States Founder arrested in Miami; French and EU partners seized infrastructure. FinCEN named it a primary money-laundering concern. Source
2022-08-08 Tornado Cash mixer Sanctions lifted United States OFAC designated the mixer on 8 Aug 2022; related developer prosecutions followed. Treasury removed Tornado Cash from the SDN list on 21 Mar 2025. The 2022 record is kept here. Roman Storm’s legal defence fundraiser: https://freeromanstorm.com/donate Source
2022-05-06 Blender.io mixer Sanctioned United States First OFAC mixer designation, citing DPRK-linked laundering. Source
2022-04-12 RaidForums marketplace Seized United States FBI seized raidforums.com and related domains; founder charged over trade in stolen databases. Source
2022-04-05 Hydra Market market Seized United States Largest darknet market at shutdown; servers and crypto seized with German partners. Source
2022-04-05 Garantex exchange Sanctioned United States OFAC designated the Russia-based exchange the same day Hydra fell, citing ransomware and darknet cash-out. Source
2021-11-08 Chatex exchange Sanctioned United States OFAC designated the exchange and support companies as a nested cash-out rail tied to Suex and ransomware. Source
2021-09-21 Suex OTC exchange Sanctioned United States First OFAC designation of a virtual-currency exchange, for laundering ransomware proceeds. Source
2021-06-10 DoubleVPN hosting Seized European Union VPN marketed to cybercriminals seized in an international operation. Source
2021-04-27 Bitcoin Fog mixer Operator convicted United States Operator Roman Sterlingov arrested; later convicted in connection with the long-running mixer. Source
2021-01-27 Emotet botnet Seized European Union International disruption of Emotet loader infrastructure used for ransomware and banking malware. Source
2021-01-27 NetWalker marketplace Charged United States DOJ announced global action against NetWalker, including charges and seizures tied to ransom payments. Source
2021-01-12 DarkMarket market Seized European Union Then the largest illegal dark-web marketplace; seized in Germany. Source
2020-09-22 Operation DisrupTor vendors market Charged United States International action against darknet opioid vendors, with arrests and seizures of cash, drugs, weapons, and crypto. Source
2019-12-03 Helix mixer Operator convicted United States Operator Larry Harmon charged for laundering darknet proceeds; later convicted. Source
2019-12-03 Helix Light mixer Operator convicted United States Grams/Helix Light was the public-facing mixer API tied to Harmon’s Helix darknet mixer; same case. Source
2019-10-08 Welcome to Video marketplace Seized United States Largest CSAM darknet site of its kind seized; Bitcoin payments traced. Source
2019-05-22 Bestmixer.io mixer Seized European Union FIOD and Europol seized servers and published mixer records. Source
2019-05-07 DeepDotWeb marketplace Charged United States Site that indexed darknet markets taken down; admin charged with laundering referral kickbacks. Source
2019-05-03 Wall Street Market market Seized European Union Administrators arrested; marketplace seized. Source
2018-02-07 Infraud marketplace Charged United States Carding organization whose sellers monetized stolen cards via BTC escrow and mule cashouts. Source
2017-07-26 BTC-e exchange Seized United States Exchange charged and taken offline; Alexander Vinnik arrested in Greece. Source
2017-07-20 AlphaBay market Seized United States Largest darknet market of its time seized; administrator arrested in Thailand. Source
2017-07-20 Hansa Market market Seized European Union Dutch police ran the market covertly after AlphaBay, then shut it down. Source
2017-04-10 Kelihos botnet botnet Operator convicted United States Peter Levashov pleaded guilty to operating the Kelihos botnet used for spam and malware. Source
2016-12-01 Avalanche network hosting Seized European Union Fast-flux hosting ring used to deliver banking malware; hundreds of thousands of domains seized. Source
2016-10-01 GozNym crew marketplace Charged United States DOJ and Europol targeted the GozNym banking-trojan crew that drained accounts into mule and BTC cash-out rails. Source
2014-11-06 Silk Road 2.0 market Seized United States Operation Onymous: Silk Road 2.0 seized with Blake Benthall arrested as alleged operator Defcon. Source
2014-11-06 Pandora Market market Seized United States One of the Tor markets seized with Silk Road 2.0 in Operation Onymous. Source
2014-11-06 Blue Sky Market market Seized United States Darknet market seized in the same Onymous forfeiture action as Silk Road 2.0. Source
2014-11-06 Cloud Nine Market market Seized United States Another Onymous-seized Tor market offering drugs, stolen cards, and fake IDs. Source
2014-11-06 Hydra (Onymous) market Seized United States Early Tor Hydra market (not the later Russian Hydra) seized in Operation Onymous. Source
2013-10-02 Silk Road market Seized United States FBI seized the original Silk Road marketplace and arrested Ross Ulbricht. Source
2013-05-28 Liberty Reserve exchange Seized United States DOJ shut down Liberty Reserve as an unlicensed money-transmitting business used to move criminal proceeds. Source